Marcus Davis (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and Dan Hardy (21-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) don’t like each other. That much has been established.

When the two welterweights meet on the main card of UFC 99 on Saturday at the Lanxess in Cologne, Germany, months worth of namecalling, heritage-questioning, and Photoshop hijinx will finally come to an end.

And while the winner will have earned international bragging rights – not to mention further respect in the UFC’s deep 170-pound division – Davis recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) he’ll be trying to distance from the emotions of the conflict rather than relying on them for motivation.

“It’s been like I’ve gone through detox with [my emotions],” Davis said. “I started 12 weeks ago. I literally got geared up, sat in front of a laptop and read his interviews, watched his videos and ran out into the cage and just started torturing people. Then I slowly started to make it so it doesn’t affect me.

“The other day, we had the call-in, and I blew up during the media call. As soon as I got off, [my training partners] were waiting for me in the cage. I jumped in and got my work in and was able to keep myself composed, calm, cool and calculated. That’s what I’m going to do that night.”

Davis and Hardy’s tempers briefly flared during the aforementioned media call on June 2, and the pair each insisted the other was a liar. While Davis found it difficult to contain himself during that call, he insists he’ll be able to remain in control on Saturday.

“I’m not going to go in and be blinded by fury,” Davis said. “I’m a professional fighter, and I’ve been doing this for so long. As a child growing up in the typical fighter story – coming from a broken home and stuff – I dealt with anger a lot as a kid. It doesn’t shake me up.”

Of course, that’s not to say that Davis’ feelings about Hardy have changed.

“This kid is taking it to a different level, and I said the best fight that [fans] are going to miss is going to happen at the afterparty.” Davis said. “You just don’t pull the [expletive] that this guy has done. You don’t do that stuff. Not when you’re a professional.

“That kind of stuff is for the keyboard warriors. That kind of stuff is for the guys that are still living in grandma’s basement, playing on the computer, photoshopping and giving their opinions on who sucks and their expert opinions on fighters.”

While Hardy looked impressive in a 69-second win over Rory Markham in February – his second win in as many fights in the UFC – “The Irish Hand Grenade” says he’s planning on an impressive performance of his own.

“I need to just concentrate on my fight, go out there and take my respect back,” Davis said. “I’ve got to go out there, and I can’t just scrape by and win this fight. I’ve got to win it in an impressive fashion.

“I’ve got to show that I can beat him everywhere, and that’s what I’m going to do.”

In January, Davis and Chris Lytle promised and delivered an a stand-up affair. This time, the 35-year-old is hoping for something a little more one-sided in nature.

“Everybody wants to knock out somebody that they don’t like, so obviously that’s what I’d like to do,” Davis said. “But before that happens, I want to beat [Hardy] at everything. I literally want to beat him every place, everywhere, and I want it to happen in a way that they go, ‘Wow, Marcus Davis outpunched him, outstruck him, outfought him in the clinch, outwrestled him, outfought him on the ground. That’s the way I want it to go down.

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